The Yasai

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The Yasai, San Diego

4646 CONVOY ST #101, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92111

About The Yasai

Junya Watanabe, owner and executive chef of line-out-the-door Rakiraki Ramen & Tsukemen in Kearny Mesa and Little Italy, brings a new plant-based experience to Convoy Street: The Yasai. Chef Watanabe’s extensive culinary background and frequent trips abroad have provided him the aptitude to foresee the next great food trend —and he’s here to tell you — it’s Japanese, it’s vegan and it’s game-changing. Yasai, meaning vegetable in Japanese, will be center stage for each dish and the starring role in Watanabe’s new act, slated to open in early November 2019. Dishes will include fresh preparations created in the Japanese tradition, including Housemade Tofu Chawanmushi.